Seventy-one percent of American adults, including nearly half of all Republicans, believe former President Donald Trump was at least partially responsible for starting the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Ipsos poll conducted for Reuters. But the national online poll, released on Saturday, also showed […] Read more »
With Trump’s Acquittal, The Fragility Of America’s Democracy Is Even More Clear
… What happened on Jan. 6 and the days leading up to it — an American president spending weeks trying to reverse the results of a free and fair election, culminating in his supporters storming the U.S. Capitol to try to keep him in power by force — was so […] Read more »
Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles
The impeachment trial shows American democracy is in bad shape. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images John E. Finn, Wesleyan University The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump, but it is a clear sign that democracy in the U.S. […] Read more »
Is Biden’s House Built on Solid Ground?
Between the vaccine rollout and Trump’s second impeachment trial, Biden’s inauguration already feels like distant memory. In reality, it’s been less than a month. Though these are still the early days of the Biden administration, I want to focus on presidential approval ratings in this take – a turn to […] Read more »
Poll Hub: A Nation in Crisis
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we discuss the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump as the nation continues to grapple with the catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where does public opinion stand on the impeachment of the president? Will it influence the outcome? We pick up […] Read more »
Can Democrats Win on the Economy?
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve heard much chatter about how Democrats are applying lessons learned from the 2009 stimulus package to crafting the $1.9T COVID relief plan. Overall, most Democrats agree that they didn’t pump enough money into the economy, which meant a longer and less robust recovery. […] Read more »